5.29.2006
HELP!
So... I am throwing a bridal shower for my sister-in-law, and I am having a really hard time thinking of ways to make it special. I can't really do a fun theme because she just wants gifts from her registry- which is a good idea since she's never lived on her own before and she needs a lot of stuff- but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make it not just another boring shower. The other problem is that I really don't know her that well, and that makes it hard to do anything really personal. But I found out on Saturday that no one was throwing her a shower, which I thought was ridiculous, so I'm doing it. Any bright ideas?
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trivia games are always fun . . . ask her questions about the groom and she gets a prize or point for every one she gets right and if she gets them wrong then she looses a prize or point or something . . . once we even did it so that for every one she got right we took an article of clothing off of a picture of the groom until he was just wearing a speedo . . .(cough cough eric arnette cough) . . . he likes wearing speedos.
another fun thing (esp if she hasn't cooked for herself much): put out cake making ingredients (and a few non-cake making ingredients) and have the bride try to make a cake from scratch with no recipe (she can pick out one helper) have it bake through the rest of the party and then have her (and everyone?) try it when it comes out!
things to avoid: toilet paper wedding dress competition and cross-your-legs-loose-a-clothespin-game.
or ask all the guests trivia about the couple (where they met, how he proposed, how many attendants will they have in the wedding, etc) and the winner gets a prize.
sorry i just had another idea . . . i hope they help!
wedding gift bingo!
make bingo cards with typical wedding gifts or types of cards (i.e. one with a picture of a wedding cake on it) in all the squares (go on her registry even and see what she has registered for) and then ask the bride opens gifts and cards, people get to mark off what she gets (helps people actually enjoy and pay attention to the gift giving part of the party) and when they get a bingo they get a prize!
ok, i'm done.
you are so sweet for doing this for her! and i think it's so funny that you of all people are having trouble finding ways to make something "special" cause you have such a gift with making people feel unique and appreciated and loved and superduper.
fun bridal shower ideas...my ideas might not be good. and i won't be hurt if you don't use them. but here they are, just the same.
1. guests can bring "traditional" gifts, but also a "recipe" for successful/happy/fun/whatever adjective marriage...and you can make a recipe book of all the cards....invites can be sent in recipe form, with a blank recipe card to be filled out and brought to the shower.
2. rici did a formal tea party for leah that was super awesome. i loved it. it was traditional, but so very classy that it was special. and delicious.
3. you could do the "wear your horrid prom/bridesmaid dress" party...that's always sounded really fun to me.
4. maybe it could somehow be designed around proverbs 31...gifts can still be traditional, but fit in with the scripture's description of the Godly wife...i'm having trouble developping that thought futher...but i bet you could turn it into something good!
and here are some websites:
www.blissweddings.com/library/themes.asp
http://allaboutshowers.com/bridal/
Thanks, girls!
Those are some really excellent ideas!
Breanna- I was surprised at how hard this was for me, too! But it's sort of a last minute thing as they're getting married July 8th and I just found out that no one else was planning to throw her a shower. Ridiculous! So, I'm doing it.
It's been awhile since I threw a shower... actually, I think the last one I helped throw was yours! :) Nope, I take that back. The last one was Julianne's. But before that, it was yours. That was a fun shower. 'member that great video that boone made for the quiz game? fun times. Also, remember when we stayed overnight downtown for your bachelorette party? Fun times!
Hey, Paula....just found your blog...good to see you! About the 'everyone should live in Seattle' comment...I used to live in Seattle and now I live in Portland (sort of), so each to his own. Let me hear from you. I know you will do a great jobwith the shower and the girls have already given you lots of great ideas.
Lesa (Ries) Sims
Paula - you are one of the most thoughtful and creative people that I know!!! I don't have any doubt that you are going to throw a beautiful shower for your sister-in-law!!! I feel like I don't have any fresh ideas right now...sorry...but I am confident you're going to have an awesome shower!
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